Edna Parker of Shelbyville, Indiana, celebrated her 114th birthday on Friday. She is the oldest person in the United States and the second-oldest person in the world.

Yesterday Parker was visited by fellow Hoosier Bertha Fry of Muncie. Fry is 113 years old, and the meeting of the two set a new record.

As you can see from the first link, the convalescent center where Parker lives is also home to the world's tallest woman, Sandy Allen. (Dayla Thurston, Shelbyville Times)
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